I have reviewed existing answers and they are not working for me. I would like a source to generate 3 different label types at fixed percentages. Labels and percentages are: A = 47.5%, B= 5%, C= 47.5%. I am using 3D modeling (not process flow).
How do I create a source with different label types at fixed percentages?
FlexSim 20.0.0
It is a discrete empirical distribution.
int returnVal = dempirical(global table name, number random stream);You set a column of percentage values that sum up to 100. The second column row contain a discrete value that is returned in the probability of the percentage value.
You assign the return value to a label.
You use this value to translate it into other attributes like string or color. You find picklist options which are called like “color by case”. The case value is your label value.
I think I got this to work but instead of "number random stream" I used "getstream(current)" can you explain what theses terms mean and what their function is?
The code "getstream(current)" is simply reading a numerical value from the current object (a Processor, Queue, or something else) and then using that value to prime a random number stream. For more information on number generation, you can read through articles like this one, but it's mostly just important to know that in simulation software, the more randomness there is, the better. This reduces the chance of running your model with the same variables every time.
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